Educating My Way To Success 2: WeekendU
Tonight I administer the final exam for my marketing class at Platt College. I can’t say enough how grateful I am to have attracted this opportunity into my life. Teaching this course has provided me with such a strong foundation for being an educator and enhanced my professional knowledge and skills in many areas as described in my previous post about Social Media Education. This is the first final exam I’ve ever administered, but the word “final” definitely doesn’t describe my continued ventures in education. Last April 2009, I had the privilege of attending WeekendU’s Internet Power course.
Weekend University is an innovative educational institution focused on practical in-person and online digital skills education. Their courses deliver practical knowledge from experienced practitioners, providing students with real world skills they can use the next day in their professional and personal lives. Read more
If Content is King Your Library is a Royal Palace
This post is inspired by a place filled with infinite knowledge, new technology and an abundance of content . This place is called the Library. Although not all libraries are created equal we can all agree that all libraries provide a place that supports education and knowledge. Read more
Marketing Melodie Socializes DOMAINfest 2010
We all know that having prime real estate is key to success in the brick and mortar world. The location of your store in the mall plays a significant role in how much walk in traffic you get, the location of your home and its accessibility often determines if you’ll have many visitors and the location of your office building can even affect employee productivity. What many don’t know is that the same is true for internet real estate. Having an accessible domain name boosts site traffic through direct navigation (when the consumer types your domain name directly into the address bar), heightens branding advantages and significantly enhances your search engine results. Read more
How to Avoid Conference Fatigue in Las Vegas
Las Vegas is home to a multitude of conferences throughout the year. In September 2009 I attended the Electronic Retail Association’s D2C Convention and today kicks off the start of PubCon. Vegas is a prime location for many large events because the city itself attracts people with it’s sparkling reputation. With Las Vegas conferences often comes Las Vegas fatigue caused by many reasons including indoor smoking, non stop events and staying up all night. Read more
10 Things I do to Work a Conference Before it Begins
My company has been sending me to many conferences lately and I definitely can’t complain. However it’s important to keep in mind that “working” a conference is different than just “attending”. I’ve already blogged about things to do DURING a conference to engage your Twitter followers. I’ve also blogged about post conference strategies AFTER you attend on how to turn a follow up email into a connection. But what about BEFORE the conference begins? As I prepare for PubCon I want to share my top 10 personal conference preparation list . Read more
How to Turn a Follow Up Email into a Connection
I love attending conferences because they continue to provide me with inspiration and ideas to create relevant online content for me to share. This week I’ve received many follow up emails from DMA09. I want to praise those on a great job for being prompt and also remind everyone that if a follow up email is drafted a certain way it can sometimes be viewed as unwanted solicitation, aka spam! Read more
